Faces in a crowd V-Tet by costapanos
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This past weekend was the beginning of our streetfairs. Signs for me that spring is just around the corner and the days getting longer.
Taken at the Vietnamese Street Fair.
2012 Vietnamese New Year is known as Tet as per the Vietnamese language. The New Year celebration is a seven days long celebration and it is known as Nguyen-Dan. This time of the year is considered to be the most auspicious time in Vietnam. Happiness and joy prevail in every corner of the community. The New Year time in Vietnam is associated with excitement and enthusiasm. 2012 Vietnamese New Year is the time for harvesting. So, people from this community considers this time of the year to be the most important time.
The Vietnamese calendar is based on the lunar calendar. The 2012 Vietnamese New Year is a commonly celebrated holiday and a festival time in Vietnam. The beginning of the year is celebrated after the harvesting of the crop and before the sowing of the new crop. Thus, this festival marks the coming of the spring. Cleaning of the house is a necessary act during New Year as the Vietnamese believe in washing away the bad memories and bad fortune of the previous year. This way they bring good luck in their homes. Buying new clothes and new shoes are a part of the custom during this time of the year.
Comments (5)
MrsLubner
When I lived in the Vietnamese community here, several years ago and for several years, when their New Years came around, house cleaning was taken very seriously. Every stick of furniture, every possession, was hauled into the middle of the common area in the apartment complex. The entire family, except the very youngest children, scrubbed the inside of the apartment. Often this would include new paint on the walls. at the end of the cleaning when all things were back inside, a table was placed in front of their door and when the sun went down, everyone moved from table to table sampling moon cakes, rice rolls, and picking up lucky money. The children started a parade around the parking lot, each carrying a soda can they had made into a beautiful glowing lantern with a candle inside. The lantern would be hung on a stick. Firecrackers and incense went all day long. This lady is wonderful! I can see the kindness in her.
durleybeachbum
What a superb and thought-[rovoking portrait! I think I might have liked the custom of new shoes when i was younger.
BIPOLARTWO
She look's so stern but i hope she has good luck after cleaning
Fidelity2
Your masterpiece of is very cool. 5+!
auntietk
What a beautifully done portrait. Lovely work!